Tingelhoff started one season at Nebraska, as a senior in 1961. That was the year before Bob Devaney arrived and started building the Big Eight powerhouse that included Shields’ teams from 1989 to 1992 under Tom Osborne.

Nebraska became an offensive-line factory. Six of the nine Outland Trophy winners from the school were offensive linemen, including Shields as a senior.

Tingelhoff didn’t win the Outland, but he shares with Shields a durable pro career. Tingelhoff started at center in all 240 regular-season games he played and all four of the Vikings’ Super Bowl appearances.

“He was a true iron man,” Shields said.

Shields didn’t start the first game of his Chiefs career, but when Dave Szott was injured in the opener, Shields started the second game and every other game of his career, 223 in all. His 12 consecutive Pro Bowls tie for the sixth most in NFL history.

The Shields and Tingelhoff families have since met, and Shields said entering the Hall with a fellow alumnus will make the enshrinement ceremony on Aug. 8 in Canton, Ohio, more special.